Chevrolet Equinox Complaints (2006)

695 consumer complaints on file.

#10319177March 12, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEATER BLEND DOOR IN 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS BROKEN. SYSTEM ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR AND THUS A SAFETY HAZARD AS DEFROST WILL NOT KEEP WINDSHIELD CLEAR OF FOG AND POSSIBLE ICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316551March 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX 23,000 MILES. DURING VERY HEAVY RAIN I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SO I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT DIE BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THERE WAS ROOM FOR ME TO GET RIGHT (SLOWLY...) THE RAIN GOT LIGHTER AND ACCELERATION RESUMED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316845March 4, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX "AIR BLEND DOOR" NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. WE PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX FROM TERRY LABONTE CHEVROLET IN 2006. NOW AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 'AIR BLEND DOOR" MALFUNCTIONING IN THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM CAUSING THE SAFETY HAZARD OF THE WINDOWS REMAINING ICED/FOGGED UP IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS AND WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 101, CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS. I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE A RECALL ON 2010 EQUINOX MODELS BUT THIS PROBLEM IS CONCURRENT WITH SEVERAL YEAR MODELS OF THE GM PRODUCT LINE INCLUDING OUR 2006 EQUINOX. ALL I CAN GET FROM ANYONE IS THAT WE HAVE TO COME IN AND PAY $85 TO GET THE PROBLEM "DIAGNOSED". THEN IF IT IS IN FACE THE AIR BLEND DOOR, IT WILL COST FROM $1,000 TO $1,500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS (EXCEPT FOR THE HEATER COIL) SHOULD BE FUNCTIONAL FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR AND ANY MALFUNCTIONING ITEMS WITHIN SHOULD BE A SAFETY VIOLATION AND THAT THE VEHICLE BE FIXED FOR FREE. THEY NEED TO RECALL ALL GM MODELS OF VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315639March 2, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS A BROKEN "HEATER BLENDER DOOR". APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO MY HEATER JUST STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY WANTED $1,000+ TO FIX IT. THEY SAID THE WHOLE DASH ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REMOVED TO GET TO THE HVAC BOX UNDER THE DASH TO ACCESS THE PART (HEATER BLENDER DOOR). THIS WINTER I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THERE IS NO HEAT TO DEFROST IT. WHEN IT RAINS THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND I CANNOT SEE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD BUT IT DOESN'T WORK IT JUST MAKES IT WORSE. ALSO USING THE AC DOESN'T WORK WHEN IT'S 32 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD CANNOT BE DEFROSTED WHICH CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315323March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AS THE VEHICLE IS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE WILL GET DOWN TO ABOUT 5MPH OR LESS AND THEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL ENGAGE. THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING IN PARKING LOTS AT LOW RATES OF SPEED AND I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLY ICE ON THE GROUND BUT AS IT IS WARMING UP AND THE ROADS ARE CLEAR THE PROBLEM IS MORE PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE STOPPING AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM TO BE COMING ON. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FINISHING COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP NOT STARTING TO PUMP THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314440February 25, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2006 CHEVY EQUINOX LACK OF HEAT. THE HEATER DOOR VALVE MODULE ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314014February 24, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON ICY ROAD SURFACE, WITH TRACTION CONTROL ON (DEFAULT IN THIS CAR), THE ABS BRAKES ON CHEVY EQUINOX 2006 WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE WHEELS WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL IS TURNED OFF BY THE DRIVER. THE CONDITION IS NOT DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL OF THE CAR AND IT WAS JUST PURE LUCK THAT I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AFTER BEING IN SUCH A SITUATION. ANYBODY DRIVING THIS CAR WITH ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SHOULD KNOW THAT WHEELS WILL NOT COMPLETELY STOP UNDER ICY CONDITIONS, NO MATTER HOW THEY WILL HANDLE THE BRAKES. CHEVROLET SHOULD WARN ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THE MANUAL, (WHICH OTHERWISE HAS TENS OF USELESS REDUNDANT WARNINGS, BUT NOTHING ABOUT THE ABOVE MENTIONED SITUATION). AN IMPORTANT DETAIL - THE ROAD WAS IN A SLOW DESCENDING SLOPE. CONSISTENT WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WORKING NOISES, THE SYSTEM SEEMED TO WORK CONTINUOUSLY - BUT THE FINAL RESULT WAS THE CAR ROLLING FREELY AND NOT COMING TO A STOP UNTIL TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON WAS TURNED OFF. PLEASE CHECK CONDITION WITH MANUFACTURER AND HAVE A LABEL APPLIED ON THE DASHBOARD ABOUT THIS CONDITION - OR POST A WARNING IN THE MANUAL.[XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313766February 24, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HEAT FAILED TO ACTIVATE ON MY 06' EQUINOX WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WINDSHIELD COULD NOT DEFOG AND I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD WITH THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD OBSCURED! EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313348February 23, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE BLEND DOOR FOR THE HEATER SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK THEY CRACK.$ 1200.00 TO REPAIR THE ITEM AS THEY REMOVE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. WE CALLED GM AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER US A PENNY. THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE POINT BEING HOW DO YOU DRIVE IN THE NORTHEAST OR ANY COLD CLIMATE AND SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD THIS WENT OUT AS WE WERE DRIVING IN SNOW CONDITIONS AND THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP WE HAD TO PULL OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AS WE WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312672February 22, 2010
SEAT BELTS
MY SEATBELT BROKE. I DROVE ACROSS TOWN AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WHEN I WENT TO UNHOOK MY SEATBELT AND GET OUT THE BELT RECOIL DIDN'T PULL THE BELT BACK IN, RATHER IT WAS JUST SLUGGISH AND JERKY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT JUST JAMMED UP AND STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS OF THIS NATURE. THEY SAID THERE WASN'T AND THEN ADVISED ME TO HAVE A GM SERVICE CENTER LOOK AT IT. THE GM MECHANIC (LUPIENT BLOOMINGTON) ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT ABOUT $475. AFTER CALLING CHEVROLET TO ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHY A SEAT BELT COULDN'T LAST 4 YEARS (2006 CHEVY EQUINOX), THEY SIMPLY REPLIED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS PAST WARRANTY. FINALLY, LUPIENT TELLS ME THAT A NEWLY INSTALLED SEAT BELT WOULD BE WARRANTED FOR ONLY 1 YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312158February 19, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE HEATER ON OUR 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD TRIP IN THE WINTER. WE EXPERIENCED VISIBILITY ISSUES AND ENDURED COLD TEMPERATURES FOR THE BALANCE OF THE TRIP. TURN OUT THE HEATER BLEND ASSEMBLY DOOR BROKE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THOUSANDS OF 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX AND PONTIAC VIBE MODELS. THE BREAK HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AFTER OUR MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. GM HAS REFUSED TO GOODWILL THE FIX, IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE PART IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT BREAKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311060February 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTION CAUSING NO HEAT IN 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. HEATER BLOWING COLD AIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308212February 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE WEEK AT ABOUT 40 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303952February 2, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I DRIVE A 06 CHEVY EQUINOX IT HAS 70,000 MILES NOW AND A FEW MONTHS AGO MY HEATER WENT OUT I LIVE IN COLORADO AND IT'S WINTER I HAVE A 1 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MY CAR WILL NOT DEFROST IN THE MORNING ITS EXTREMELY COLD AND IT SUCKS TO DRIVE WHEN YOU CANNOT SEE BECAUSE IT FREEZES ON THE INSIDE AND OUT OF MY WINDOWS AND ITS SO COLD ITS RIDICULOUS....THIS WEBSITE I WENT TO PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS ITS VERY COMMON AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE THE I DON'T HAVE 1200 TO FIX THIS DUMB BLEND DOOR PART THEY MADE SO CHEAP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHY WONT THEY RECALL IT??? GO CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS DUMB CAR IS CAUSING....HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-EQUINOX/TNMHVCTE76U9HGTH4/P9. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303342January 30, 2010
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX. THIS MODEL ALSO HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT THE 2010 MODEL HAS. THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK FOR THE CAR OR DEFROSTER. IT CAUSES POOR VISION AND CREATES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A DOOR THAT IS DEFECTIVE THAT CONTROLS THE HEAT. THE WHOLE DASH HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER 800 DOLLARS. CHEVY KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT FAILS TO DO A RECALL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302920January 28, 2010
VISIBILITY, INTERIOR LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
I HAD TO PAY $700 TO HAVE A DOOR IN MY HEATER REPLACED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD RAN OUT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING A LOT AND NOW THEY ARE PLACING METAL DOORS IN THE HEATER INSTEAD OF PLASTIC SO WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? I THINK I SHOULD BE REFUNDED MY MONEY SINCE THEY FIGURED OUT IT IS A MALFUNCTION OF THEIRS. MY SEAT BELT ALSO GOT STUCK WHERE MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT SITS SO I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE PUT IN. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO HAVE A SHORT IN THEM. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302405January 26, 2010
VISIBILITY
NO HEAT AS OF JANUARY 2010. CANNOT DEFROST WINDSHIELD, VERY LOW VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED BROKEN MODE DOOR. $1211 TO REPAIR, PLUS PARTS AND TAXES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302411January 26, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. HE STATED THAT THE DEFOG AND DEFROST SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHICH HAS CAUSED COLD AIR TO COME OUT OF THE VENTS. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE AND THAT WAS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE DASHBOARD APART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302120January 24, 2010
VISIBILITY
OWNED A 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH 34636 MILES, HEATER GAVE UP ON US, AND WENT TO FIND OUT THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT THAT THE HEATER CASE DOOR NEEDS REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATE OF $1500, WITH 9HRS OF LABOR. NO ACCIDENTS LEADING TO, OR INJURIES, AS OF YET, HOWEVER, THE INTERIOR WINDOWS DO FOG UP CAUSING, MY WIFE AND I, TO CLEAR THE INTERIOR FOG, AND THEN MOVE ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302005January 23, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NO HEAT, CAN'T DEFROST WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE AND SEE SAFELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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